The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-05-17
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Abu Girgu.
Pans, May 4.-The Di-Reurisnse
Steele dismisses as fiictious the osten-
Sble reasons given by the German
press for General Waldersee's tour
along the frontiers of Alsace-Lor-
raine, and says: Everything warrants
Us in thinking and saying that he Is
solely studying the best points OF
concentration for the German troops
In proximity to our eastern frontier.
We are surprised that the German
papers should seek 10 mislead rs IN
regard to the object of his journey.
LAHORE. May At is reported that
n the troops Of the Ameer of Afghan
istan were recently routed near Jella-
labad, that Khelat and Ghilzai had
been captured, that Ghuzan is sur
rounded and that the insurgents
threaten Candahar. 1t is also re-
ported that in a second battle near
Aruf the Ameer's Colonel Sekander
Kahn and 400 men were killed. The
insurgents suffered equal losses. The
Governor Of Herat sent another de-
mand to the Ameer for REINFORCE
ments. He stated the Russians are
advancing their posts, thereby e1-
citing the Afghans. Traders arr1v-
ina from Herst report that the Rus
slams have reached the pillars erected
by the boundary commission.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-The seven
a0risoners condemned to death for
connection with the recent plot to
assassinate the Gar are all men. The
others who were convicted of com
picity in the plot received various
sentences TO penal servitude, the most
severe being twenty years. All the
prisoners except student Oulianoff
behaved quietly during the trial. 1t
is possible that the Gar may mitigate
some of the sentences.
LONDON, May 4.-Yesterday the
Ddly Neges contained telegram from
Its Liverpool correspondent stating
that the police were on the tract OF
the Irish dynamite conspirators and
that many arrests and sensational
trials might be expected soon
To-day's Standard contains New
York dispatch telling of the existence
of fund for celebrating the Queens
aJubilee in q manner becoming to
Irish Nstionalists," adding that ex-
plosives have already been shipped,
and that action may be expected be
fore the 4th of July.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 4.-The Car.
Czarina and all the principal mem
bers Of the imperial household viii
depart on the 18th inst. for Cherkask.
the capital of the Don Cossack coun-
try. The visit Is TO be made for the
61rpose Of witnessing the grand Don
Cossack military parade and war
games. and TO entertain the Don Cos
sack notables. Troops are already
being dispatched 10 take up positions
along the line Of railway to be travelled
by the imperial party so that the en-
tire route viii be guarded.
PARIs, May st Is reported in
consequence Of the refusal of the
European powers to take part in the
Paris exhibition that the French
government contemplates postponzdg
the opening until 1890, in order to
disassociate the exhibition from the
celebration OF the one hundredth
anniversary Of the revolution
PAR1s, May 4.-Anti-German dem
onstration continue to be made in
various sections Of the city. A pro
cession carrying a banner inscribed
g To Berlin to-day marched to the
Palace Elysee, where it was dispersed
by the police. Twelve persons were
/. arrested
: LONDON, May 5.-The Telegraph de
scribes the nti-German demonstra-
ton in Paris last Tuesday as serious.
1t says: A mob in the vacinity of
the Eden theatre, where Wagneris
= Lohengrin" was being performed,
shouted: A has FAllemagne !"
Down with Germany, 1--WE la
France :" A Berlin - ION to Der
lin), . A has Bismarck = Down with
Bismarckl, Give back our clock y
referring to Srasburg) Last even
ing the demonstration were renewed,
mostly composed of students and
gamins, who marched about shouting.
They halted IN front Of the Army and
Navy club and there cried out: Vive
rA,mee Francois = :. Vive Boulan-
gsr 4 Berlin Another mob
went to the building occupied by the
Russian embassy, shouting: @Iye Ia
Erahce : " Vive Ia RUssie = Vive
fAIliance Russo Franchise " The
leaders Of the mob then proposed to
their followers to march to the Ger
man embassy. The mob then pro
eeeded in the direction Of the Place
de Ia Coueorde. singing the air: : Lam
pions." TO the words Of The song = Nos
Pendules = tour clocks. but the crowd
was stopped by the police and turned
away before it could reached the Ger
man embassy. The mob then returned
te the Place de FOpera and there
gradually dispersed